push mower blade keeps falling off

PickerBenny

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hey guys, i found the issue for the strong recoil, the blade was loose. But after i tightened it down again with all my might, it got loose, but not too bad. I repeated this twice and i even put a washer on it, still problem permits. What do i do now?? I am certain its the original bolt and blade. None of it is stripped. I put some rope down the spark plug hole and tightened down the bolts. :thumbdown:
 

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hey guys, i found the issue for the strong recoil, the blade was loose. But after i tightened it down again with all my might, it got loose, but not too bad. I repeated this twice and i even put a washer on it, still problem permits. What do i do now?? I am certain its the original bolt and blade. None of it is stripped. I put some rope down the spark plug hole and tightened down the bolts. :thumbdown:

That's a heck of a question lol, was there maybe a lock washer that you misplaced? Is it a clockwise or counterclockwise turning motor?
 

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That's a heck of a question lol, was there maybe a lock washer that you misplaced? Is it a clockwise or counterclockwise turning motor?

clockwise, 3.5 briggs classic. ill look but im pretty sure there wasnt a lock washer, otherwise i wouldnt get the damn thing off! thanks
 

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Loc-Tite works excellent for nuts that you don't want to come lose, as well as lock washers
 

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Just replace the hardware.... The bolt and any other hardware under there... Safety first
 

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Just replace the hardware.... The bolt and any other hardware under there... Safety first

yeah, sounds like he needs to replace the blade adapter and all the bolts.
 

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Loc-Tite works excellent for nuts that you don't want to come lose, as well as lock washers

Loc-Tite works very well, but don't use the red because it works too well, so use the blue.
 

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Loc-Tite works very well, but don't use the red because it works too well, so use the blue.

If you have to use Loc-tite on your blade blots you have something way wrong and it needs to be fixed.
 

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clockwise, 3.5 briggs classic. ill look but im pretty sure there wasnt a lock washer, otherwise i wouldnt get the damn thing off! thanks
I would just replace all the hardware under there as someone else said, and if you still can't get it, throw some threadlocker #3 From HF on it. Hope this helps
 

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Ya locktite and thread lock will work.... But you should not have to use it. So there is something wrong and personally I would never do anything to a Sharp blade spinning at 3000+ rpm besides what the original engineers did they have safety standards far surpassing our own so replace the hardward your probably looking at $20-$30 dollars max how much is your foot worth?
 
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